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US20160159004A1 - Device and Method for the Liquid-Tight Sealing of Two Partially Overlapping Packaging Parts and Containers Produced Therewith/Thereby - Google Patents

Device and Method for the Liquid-Tight Sealing of Two Partially Overlapping Packaging Parts and Containers Produced Therewith/Thereby Download PDF

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US20160159004A1 US14/903,764 US201414903764A US2016159004A1 US 20160159004 A1 US20160159004 A1 US 20160159004A1 US 201414903764 A US201414903764 A US 201414903764A US 2016159004 A1 US2016159004 A1 US 2016159004A1
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  • the invention relates in the first instance to a device for the liquid-tight sealing of two partially overlapping packaging components, wherein one of these is a tubular basic body, in particular formed from a blank made of cardboard/plastic composite material, and wherein a further packaging component forms the packaging head or bottom, having at least one mandrel and one die, wherein the mandrel has at least two expansion elements which, from their working position, to reduce the cross section, are moved towards each other into a rest position, in order to allow the tubular basic body to be easily slid on; it also relates to a corresponding method and ultimately a container manufactured with it.
  • Containers made from a cardboard/plastic composite for—in particular liquid—foodstuffs have long been on the market in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
  • the composite structure may, in addition to the substrate made from cardboard and an inner and outer plastic layer in each case, also contain additional layers, for example an oxygen barrier layer made from aluminium.
  • additional layers for example an oxygen barrier layer made from aluminium.
  • a blank which has already been provided with grooves and printed is made by means of the sealing of two opposing edges using a so-called ‘longitudinal weld’ into a so-called ‘packaging sleeve’, a tubular basic body, which then, in the filler, is first sealed to form a container open on one side, shaped and subsequently sterilised, filled and ultimately becomes a finished pack through closure of the other side.
  • Manufacturing of the first sealed side of the tubular basic body takes place in the filling machine on a so-called ‘mandrel wheel’, on which a number of mandrels are present that are distributed around its perimeter, onto which the unfolded, tubular basic bodies are pushed and shaped and sealed at one end.
  • the mandrel serves as mechanical resistance to absorb the reaction forces and during sealing, for example using ultrasonic ultrasound, serves as an anvil, wherein an external sonotrode is brought close to the packaging.
  • the mandrels are conveyed, through intermittent rotation of the mandrel wheel, in succession to various processing stations, as shown for example in DE 41 42 167 A1.
  • one end is prepared through the folding and sealing of the tubular basic body itself.
  • one end may also be formed from a prefabricated moulded body as a further packaging component, which in turn may be made individually from plastic or also from fibrous material (pulp).
  • pulp fibrous material
  • Such a container is known from the German patent application DE 10 2010 014 993 A1.
  • the moulded body forming the upper part of the container is so large that its circumference essentially corresponds to that of the tubular basic body.
  • containers are also known where the cross section of the tubular basic body initially tapers off in order for it then to be connected at its tapered end with an upper part (DE 10 2010 050 502 A1 or DE 39 42 319 A1).
  • the object of the invention is to develop and improve the device named at the start and previously explained in more detail in accordance with the preamble of claim 1 , a corresponding method and a container manufactured with it in such a way that the tubular basic body can be easily slid onto and removed from the mandrel. Furthermore, a simple but reliable and hardwearing design is needed, by means of which it is also possible to achieve high cycle rates when operating the packaging machines equipped with such a device. In addition, seal marks and damage to the pattern ought to be avoided in a reliable way.
  • expansion elements have sealing jaws which, in their working position, form a closed, encircling outer contour, which corresponds in such a way to an inner contour formed from an opening in the die that, between the inner contour and outer contour, a narrow annular gap remains for the application of a pressing force from inside onto the overlapping area of the packaging components.
  • the sliding-on and removal of the tubular basic body is made easier, in a reliable way.
  • seal marks and damage to the pattern can be avoided.
  • the solution to the task consists of carrying out the following steps:
  • the invention relates to a container manufactured using the device according to the invention or the method according to the invention, which is characterised in that—as alternatives—either the basic body, in the overlapping area, surrounds the further packaging component from outside, or the further packaging component, in the overlapping area, surrounds the basic body from outside.
  • a further teaching of the invention envisages that the expansion elements of a mandrel are arranged on a joint base element in such a way as to be individually swivelling. In this way, two opposing sealing jaws can be moved into the corresponding recesses of the other two opposing sealing jaws in order to reduce the total cross section of the mandrel (rest position).
  • a further embodiment of the invention envisages that several base elements are attached to a mandrel wheel. Here they are initially arranged so that they are distributed over the perimeter of the mandrel wheel and, furthermore, if the mandrel wheels are of an appropriate width, several parallel rows of circularly arranged mandrels can be provided next to one another. In this way it is possible, with a relatively small overall size, to achieve high throughputs in the manufacture or filling of packs.
  • the base elements may also be formed from the mandrel wheel itself.
  • each expansion element is attached to a guide element which allows precise swivelling, and indeed solely in a specified direction.
  • exact direction vectors can be determined which indicate 45° in the “corners” and therefore also allow firm sealing there.
  • the expansion elements are, at least in the area of their sealing jaws, designed as magnet armatures. If then, additionally, the die has one or more magnetic coils around its opening, a particularly elegant and compact propulsion solution can be achieved.
  • the axial height of the magnet armatures corresponds to the height of the magnetic coil(s).
  • Another embodiment of the invention envisages that the die is formed as an integral part in the area of its perimeter of the opening.
  • the opening in the die can accommodate the mandrel, and no further drives or supporting elements are needed to be able to absorb the reaction forces during the actual sealing.
  • the die may also have elements for input of the joining heat.
  • these elements may, for joining purposes, comprise at least one ultrasound sonotrode within the die, wherein the sealing jaws serve as an anvil.
  • hot air openings are provided within the die and/or within the sealing jaws, in the event that the input of the joining heat is to occur by means of the application of hot air.
  • the conveyance of the further packaging component takes place at the same time as the supply of the die as a result of the fact that the die opening is designed in such as a way as to hold the further packaging element.
  • the removal of the die and the removal of the unit consisting of the basic body and the further packaging component can then also advantageously occur at the same time, as a result of which the number of necessary processing steps can be significantly reduced.
  • the unfolding or folding-in of the expansion elements takes place in precisely specified directions. In this way, optimum application of sufficient pressing force can be achieved during the joining process, in particular in the “corner areas”.
  • the joining itself can, in accordance with a further teaching of the invention, then be performed by means of ultrasound or by means of hot air in combination with the pressing procedure already described.
  • either the unfolding of the expansion elements can occur magnetically and the folding occur by means of spring force or, alternatively, the unfolding of the expansion elements can occur by means of spring force and the folding occur magnetically.
  • a third possibility in accordance with a further embodiment of the invention, consists of reversing the folding motion by reversal of the magnetic polarity. Determination of the particular drive situation is dependent on different factors such as the distribution of forces, energy utilisation, overall size, in particular in the case of smaller pack sizes.
  • FIG. 1 a perspective view of a mandrel in a diagonally cut die of a device according to the invention with expansion elements in the rest position
  • FIG. 2 a perspective view of the mandrel in the die from FIG. 1 with expansion elements in the working position
  • FIG. 3 a plan view of the mandrel in the die with expansion elements in the rest position as per FIG. 1 and
  • FIG. 4 a container sealed according to the invention in vertical cross section.
  • FIG. 1 shows in the first instance and essentially a mandrel D of a device according to the invention for the liquid-tight sealing of a tubular basic body 10 with a further packaging component (in FIG. 4 illustrated as a packaging head 11 ).
  • the mandrel D has, in the illustrated and in this sense preferred embodiment, four expansion elements 1 A, 1 B, 1 C and 1 D which at their lower end are connected to a base element 5 in such a way as to be swivelling.
  • the base element 5 is—in general with additional base elements—positioned firmly on a mandrel wheel (not shown).
  • connection of the four expansion elements 1 A, 1 B, 1 C and 1 D to the base element is preferably achieved through a guide element in each case, which allows precise swivelling in precisely specified directions.
  • the four expansion elements 1 A, 1 B, 1 C and 1 D can move precisely in the direction of the “corners” of the opening 8 of a die M arranged around the mandrel D, in order to move from their rest position into their working position as illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • the “folded-out” expansion elements 1 A, 1 B, 1 C and 1 D form a closed, encircling outer contour AK which approximately corresponds to the inner contour IK of the opening 8 in the die M, with the effect that only a narrow annular gap remains.
  • the magnet armatures 3 A, 3 B, 3 C and 3 D may be induced to expand the mandrel D by means of the magnetic coil 4 , which is preferably installed inside the die M or near to it.
  • the total height of the magnet armatures 3 A, 3 B, 3 C and 3 D approximately corresponds to the height of the magnetic coil 4 positioned in the die M. This not only reduces the overall size of the expansion elements 1 A, 1 B, 1 C and 1 D considerably but also minimises the wear and tear and the amount of maintenance, because one can fully dispense with mechanical drive elements.
  • FIG. 3 The precise interaction of the four expansion elements 1 A, 1 B, 1 C and 1 D can be best explained using FIG. 3 .
  • both the outer expansion elements 1 A and 1 B can be moved in the direction of the arrows from the rest position depicted to a working position, as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the direction of movement is predetermined by the direction of action of the guide elements, which may for example be designed in the form of hinges.
  • the opening and closing kinematics of the device according to the invention are essentially determined by the shape of the sealing jaws 2 A, 2 B, 2 C and 2 D.
  • both of the inner sealing jaws 2 C and 2 D each have two guide tongues 6 which go into corresponding holding grooves 7 of the two outer sealing jaws 2 A and 2 B and, because of their “toothing” shaped at an angle, slide along one another cleanly. In this way, the amount of energy required during expansion of the mandrel D can be minimised.
  • a closed, encircling outer contour AK to the sealing area of the sealing jaws 2 A, 2 B, 2 C and 2 D.
  • FIG. 4 shows, in vertical cross section, a container manufactured according to the invention in which a tubular basic body 10 surrounds a further packaging component 11 in an overlapping area 12 . It can be clearly recognised that in order to join together packaging components 10 , 11 a pressing force must be applied from inside in the area of the overlapping packaging components, which can be achieved safely and elegantly by means of the device according to the invention.
  • a pack may be manufactured as known, for example, from DE 10 2010 014 993 A1, that is described in more detail above. Its cross section is approximately square, wherein the “corners” have correspondingly large radii.

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A device for liquid-tight sealing of two partially overlapping packaging components. One of these is a tubular basic body. A further packaging component forms the packaging head or bottom, having at least one mandrel and one die. For the tubular basic body to be easily slid on to the mandrel and removed the expansion elements have sealing jaws which, in their working position, form a closed, encircling outer contour.

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  • The invention relates in the first instance to a device for the liquid-tight sealing of two partially overlapping packaging components, wherein one of these is a tubular basic body, in particular formed from a blank made of cardboard/plastic composite material, and wherein a further packaging component forms the packaging head or bottom, having at least one mandrel and one die, wherein the mandrel has at least two expansion elements which, from their working position, to reduce the cross section, are moved towards each other into a rest position, in order to allow the tubular basic body to be easily slid on; it also relates to a corresponding method and ultimately a container manufactured with it.
  • Containers made from a cardboard/plastic composite for—in particular liquid—foodstuffs have long been on the market in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. The composite structure may, in addition to the substrate made from cardboard and an inner and outer plastic layer in each case, also contain additional layers, for example an oxygen barrier layer made from aluminium. Concerning their manufacture, a distinction is made above all between containers made from single blanks and those containers manufactured from roll material on so-called ‘tube-forming machines’.
  • In order to manufacture containers from single blanks, a blank which has already been provided with grooves and printed is made by means of the sealing of two opposing edges using a so-called ‘longitudinal weld’ into a so-called ‘packaging sleeve’, a tubular basic body, which then, in the filler, is first sealed to form a container open on one side, shaped and subsequently sterilised, filled and ultimately becomes a finished pack through closure of the other side.
  • Manufacturing of the first sealed side of the tubular basic body takes place in the filling machine on a so-called ‘mandrel wheel’, on which a number of mandrels are present that are distributed around its perimeter, onto which the unfolded, tubular basic bodies are pushed and shaped and sealed at one end. During the shaping of the end area, the mandrel serves as mechanical resistance to absorb the reaction forces and during sealing, for example using ultrasonic ultrasound, serves as an anvil, wherein an external sonotrode is brought close to the packaging. The mandrels are conveyed, through intermittent rotation of the mandrel wheel, in succession to various processing stations, as shown for example in DE 41 42 167 A1.
  • With most packs on the market, their ends are prepared through the folding and sealing of the tubular basic body itself. For special pack shapes, one end may also be formed from a prefabricated moulded body as a further packaging component, which in turn may be made individually from plastic or also from fibrous material (pulp). As a result of this, any kinds of geometric designs, in particular with regard to the size and arrangement of moulded openings or spouts, may be produced.
  • Such a container is known from the German patent application DE 10 2010 014 993 A1. Here, the moulded body forming the upper part of the container is so large that its circumference essentially corresponds to that of the tubular basic body. However, this does not absolutely have to be the case: containers are also known where the cross section of the tubular basic body initially tapers off in order for it then to be connected at its tapered end with an upper part (DE 10 2010 050 502 A1 or DE 39 42 319 A1).
  • So that, when the tubular basic body is slid onto or removed from the mandrel, damage to it can be safely avoided, “fold-in” mandrels are also known; these can alter the length of their diagonal(s) through mechanical adjustment of appropriately designed corner strips. On this, see for example the German patent application DE 1 063 890 A, which describes a folding mandrel for machines used to produce bags with corners and the like. Here, the adjustment of the corner strips occurs mechanically through the shifting of a sleeve in an axial direction inside the mandrel by means of appropriate, wedge-shaped surfaces for the desired reduction in the cross section of the mandrel. Propulsion is achieved here by means of eccentric cams and rolls. However, contact between the mandrel and the bag only occurs in the corner areas.
  • The disadvantage of this is that mechanical drive systems—arranged within the mandrels of a mandrel wheel—that are for the purpose of shifting in an axial direction for driving the corner strips involve considerable effort in engineering terms and, in addition, are susceptible to wear and tear and hence require a lot of maintenance.
  • Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is to develop and improve the device named at the start and previously explained in more detail in accordance with the preamble of claim 1, a corresponding method and a container manufactured with it in such a way that the tubular basic body can be easily slid onto and removed from the mandrel. Furthermore, a simple but reliable and hardwearing design is needed, by means of which it is also possible to achieve high cycle rates when operating the packaging machines equipped with such a device. In addition, seal marks and damage to the pattern ought to be avoided in a reliable way.
  • This task is solved, in a device in accordance with the preamble of claim 1, in that the expansion elements have sealing jaws which, in their working position, form a closed, encircling outer contour, which corresponds in such a way to an inner contour formed from an opening in the die that, between the inner contour and outer contour, a narrow annular gap remains for the application of a pressing force from inside onto the overlapping area of the packaging components.
  • According to the invention, the sliding-on and removal of the tubular basic body is made easier, in a reliable way. In addition, seal marks and damage to the pattern can be avoided.
  • In respect of the method in accordance with the preamble of claim 12, the solution to the task consists of carrying out the following steps:
      • conveyance of an unfolded, tubular basic body,
      • sliding of the basic body onto a mandrel that has expansion elements,
      • supply of a die that has an opening,
      • conveyance of a further packaging component onto the mandrel,
      • input of joining heat,
      • pressing of the basic body and the further packaging component against the die through unfolding of the expansion elements to form an encircling, outer contour in the contact area of the sealing jaws,
      • joining of the basic body and further packaging component,
      • folding-in of the expansion elements,
      • removal of the die and
      • removal of the unit composed of basic body and further packaging component.
  • Finally, the invention relates to a container manufactured using the device according to the invention or the method according to the invention, which is characterised in that—as alternatives—either the basic body, in the overlapping area, surrounds the further packaging component from outside, or the further packaging component, in the overlapping area, surrounds the basic body from outside.
  • A further teaching of the invention envisages that the expansion elements of a mandrel are arranged on a joint base element in such a way as to be individually swivelling. In this way, two opposing sealing jaws can be moved into the corresponding recesses of the other two opposing sealing jaws in order to reduce the total cross section of the mandrel (rest position).
  • A further embodiment of the invention envisages that several base elements are attached to a mandrel wheel. Here they are initially arranged so that they are distributed over the perimeter of the mandrel wheel and, furthermore, if the mandrel wheels are of an appropriate width, several parallel rows of circularly arranged mandrels can be provided next to one another. In this way it is possible, with a relatively small overall size, to achieve high throughputs in the manufacture or filling of packs. The base elements may also be formed from the mandrel wheel itself.
  • According to a further teaching of the invention, it is envisaged that each expansion element is attached to a guide element which allows precise swivelling, and indeed solely in a specified direction. In this way, with for example an approximately square cross section, exact direction vectors can be determined which indicate 45° in the “corners” and therefore also allow firm sealing there. By precisely guiding the direction, wear and tear on the surfaces sliding past each other can also be minimised.
  • An advantageous development of the invention envisages that the expansion elements are, at least in the area of their sealing jaws, designed as magnet armatures. If then, additionally, the die has one or more magnetic coils around its opening, a particularly elegant and compact propulsion solution can be achieved. Preferably, the axial height of the magnet armatures corresponds to the height of the magnetic coil(s).
  • Another embodiment of the invention envisages that the die is formed as an integral part in the area of its perimeter of the opening. In this way, the opening in the die can accommodate the mandrel, and no further drives or supporting elements are needed to be able to absorb the reaction forces during the actual sealing.
  • In accordance with a further teaching of the invention, the die may also have elements for input of the joining heat. In the case of joining by means of ultrasonic welding, these elements may, for joining purposes, comprise at least one ultrasound sonotrode within the die, wherein the sealing jaws serve as an anvil. Alternatively, it is also possible that, as elements for input of the joining heat, hot air openings are provided within the die and/or within the sealing jaws, in the event that the input of the joining heat is to occur by means of the application of hot air.
  • In a further embodiment of the invention, the conveyance of the further packaging component takes place at the same time as the supply of the die as a result of the fact that the die opening is designed in such as a way as to hold the further packaging element. In this case, the removal of the die and the removal of the unit consisting of the basic body and the further packaging component can then also advantageously occur at the same time, as a result of which the number of necessary processing steps can be significantly reduced.
  • According to the invention, the unfolding or folding-in of the expansion elements takes place in precisely specified directions. In this way, optimum application of sufficient pressing force can be achieved during the joining process, in particular in the “corner areas”.
  • The joining itself can, in accordance with a further teaching of the invention, then be performed by means of ultrasound or by means of hot air in combination with the pressing procedure already described.
  • In the method according to the invention either the unfolding of the expansion elements can occur magnetically and the folding occur by means of spring force or, alternatively, the unfolding of the expansion elements can occur by means of spring force and the folding occur magnetically. A third possibility, in accordance with a further embodiment of the invention, consists of reversing the folding motion by reversal of the magnetic polarity. Determination of the particular drive situation is dependent on different factors such as the distribution of forces, energy utilisation, overall size, in particular in the case of smaller pack sizes.
  • In the following, the invention is explained in more detail by means of only one preferred exemplary embodiment. In the drawing, the following are shown:
  • FIG. 1 a perspective view of a mandrel in a diagonally cut die of a device according to the invention with expansion elements in the rest position,
  • FIG. 2 a perspective view of the mandrel in the die from FIG. 1 with expansion elements in the working position,
  • FIG. 3 a plan view of the mandrel in the die with expansion elements in the rest position as per FIG. 1 and
  • FIG. 4 a container sealed according to the invention in vertical cross section.
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  • FIG. 1 shows in the first instance and essentially a mandrel D of a device according to the invention for the liquid-tight sealing of a tubular basic body 10 with a further packaging component (in FIG. 4 illustrated as a packaging head 11). The mandrel D has, in the illustrated and in this sense preferred embodiment, four expansion elements 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D which at their lower end are connected to a base element 5 in such a way as to be swivelling. The base element 5 is—in general with additional base elements—positioned firmly on a mandrel wheel (not shown).
  • The connection of the four expansion elements 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D to the base element is preferably achieved through a guide element in each case, which allows precise swivelling in precisely specified directions. In this way, the four expansion elements 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D can move precisely in the direction of the “corners” of the opening 8 of a die M arranged around the mandrel D, in order to move from their rest position into their working position as illustrated in FIG. 2. Here, one clearly recognises that the “folded-out” expansion elements 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D form a closed, encircling outer contour AK which approximately corresponds to the inner contour IK of the opening 8 in the die M, with the effect that only a narrow annular gap remains. The die M is preferably equipped on the lower side of its opening 8 with a chamfer, not described in more detail, in order to form an entry section that tapers towards the top. The free ends of the four expansion elements 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D are formed as sealing jaws 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D. Underneath the sealing jaws 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D, magnet armatures 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D are formed.
  • The magnet armatures 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D may be induced to expand the mandrel D by means of the magnetic coil 4, which is preferably installed inside the die M or near to it. The total height of the magnet armatures 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D approximately corresponds to the height of the magnetic coil 4 positioned in the die M. This not only reduces the overall size of the expansion elements 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D considerably but also minimises the wear and tear and the amount of maintenance, because one can fully dispense with mechanical drive elements.
  • The precise interaction of the four expansion elements 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D can be best explained using FIG. 3. Here, it can be clearly recognised in a plan view of the illustration as per FIG. 1 that both the outer expansion elements 1A and 1B can be moved in the direction of the arrows from the rest position depicted to a working position, as shown in FIG. 2. The same applies to both of the inner expansion elements 1C and 1D. The direction of movement is predetermined by the direction of action of the guide elements, which may for example be designed in the form of hinges.
  • The opening and closing kinematics of the device according to the invention are essentially determined by the shape of the sealing jaws 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D. In order to achieve as even an unfolding and folding movement as possible, both of the inner sealing jaws 2C and 2D each have two guide tongues 6 which go into corresponding holding grooves 7 of the two outer sealing jaws 2A and 2B and, because of their “toothing” shaped at an angle, slide along one another cleanly. In this way, the amount of energy required during expansion of the mandrel D can be minimised. Through the oblique edges of the sliding surfaces, there also results, as can be clearly seen from FIG. 2, a closed, encircling outer contour AK to the sealing area of the sealing jaws 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D.
  • Finally FIG. 4 shows, in vertical cross section, a container manufactured according to the invention in which a tubular basic body 10 surrounds a further packaging component 11 in an overlapping area 12. It can be clearly recognised that in order to join together packaging components 10, 11 a pressing force must be applied from inside in the area of the overlapping packaging components, which can be achieved safely and elegantly by means of the device according to the invention.
  • With the arrangement illustrated, a pack may be manufactured as known, for example, from DE 10 2010 014 993 A1, that is described in more detail above. Its cross section is approximately square, wherein the “corners” have correspondingly large radii.

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1. A device for liquid-tight sealing of two partially overlapping packaging components, wherein one of the packaging components is a tubular basic body, in particular formed from a blank made of cardboard/plastic composite material, and wherein a further packaging component forms a packaging head or bottom, having at least one mandrel and one die, wherein the mandrel has at least two expansion elements, which, from their working position, to reduce a cross section, are moved towards each other into a rest position, in order to allow the tubular basic body to be easily slid on,
wherein
the expansion elements have sealing jaws which, in their working position, form a closed, encircling outer contour, which corresponds in such a way to an inner contour formed from an opening in the die that, between the inner contour and outer contour, a narrow annular gap remains for the application of a pressing force from inside onto an overlapping area of the packaging components.
2. The device according to claim 1,
wherein
the expansion elements are arranged on a joint base element in such a way as to be individually swivelling.
3. The device according to claim 2,
wherein
several base elements are attached to a mandrel wheel.
4. The device according to claim 3,
wherein
the base element is formed from the mandrel wheel itself.
5. The device according to claim 1,
wherein
each expansion element is attached to a guide element which allows precise swivelling in a specified direction.
6. The device according to claim 1,
wherein
the expansion elements are, at least in an area of their sealing jaws, designed as magnet armatures.
7. The device according to claim 1,
wherein
the die is formed as an integral part in an area of its perimeter of the opening.
8. The device according to claim 1,
wherein
the die has one or more magnetic coils.
9. The device according to claim 1,
wherein
the die has elements for input of a joining heat.
10. The device according to claim 9, wherein
as an element for input of the joining heat, at least one ultrasound sonotrode is
provided in an area of the die and the sealing jaws serve as an anvil.
11. The device according to claim 9,
wherein
as elements for input of the joining heat, hot air openings are provided within the die and/or within the sealing jaws.
12. A method for liquid-tight sealing of two partially overlapping packaging components, wherein one of the packaging components is a tubular basic body, in particular formed from a blank made of cardboard/plastic composite material, and wherein a further packaging component forms a packaging head or bottom, by means of a device according to claim 1,
comprising the following steps:
conveyance of an unfolded, tubular basic body,
sliding of the basic body onto a mandrel that has expansion elements,
supply of a die that has an opening,
conveyance of a further packaging component onto the mandrel,
input of joining heat,
pressing of the basic body and the further packaging component against the die through unfolding of the expansion elements to form an encircling, outer contour in the contact area of the sealing jaws,
joining of the basic body and further packaging component,
folding-in of the expansion elements,
removal of the die, and
removal of a unit composed of basic body and further packaging component.
13. The method according to claim 12,
wherein
the conveyance of the further packaging component takes place at the same time as the supply of the die as a result of the fact that the die opening is designed in such as a way as to hold the further packaging component.
14. The method according to claim 12,
wherein
the unfolding and folding-in of the expansion elements takes place in precisely specified directions.
15. The method according to claim 12,
wherein
the input of the joining heat takes place by means of ultrasound.
16. The method according to claim 12,
wherein
the input of the joining heat takes place by means of hot air.
17. The method according to claim 12,
wherein
the unfolding of the expansion elements occurs magnetically and the folding-in occurs by means of spring force.
18. The method according to claim 12,
wherein
the unfolding of the expansion elements occurs by means of spring force and the folding-in occurs magnetically.
19. The method according to claim 12,
wherein
reversal of the folding movement takes place by means of reversal of magnetic polarity.
20. A container manufactured using a device according to claim 1,
wherein
the basic body, in the overlapping area, surrounds the further packaging component from outside.
21. The container manufactured using a device according to claim 1,
wherein
the further packaging component, in the overlapping area, surrounds the basic body from outside.
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